Performing Arts
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Marriott's snarky 'Grease' suggests nostalgia's always in styleJan 24, 2020 1:00 pm - “Grease” - ★ ★ ½ Nostalgia never goes out of style, as evidenced by Marriott Theatre's revival of “Grease,” the stage/screen hybrid rooted in Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey...
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Schaumburg on Stage brings Disney's high-energy musical 'Newsies' to life on stageJan 24, 2020 5:00 am - Schaumburg on Stage brings Disney's high-energy musical 'Newsies' to life on stage
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On stage: Porchlight & Windy City revive classics, Chicago Shakes premieres Jane Austen-inspired tunerJan 24, 2020 5:00 am - • The popularity of its winter opera series prompted the New Philharmonic to add an additional performance of "The Merry Widow," Franz Lehar's operetta based on an 1861 ...
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Weekend at play: Husky Heroes at Morton Arboretum, Loverboy at the GeneseeJan 24, 2020 5:00 am - Husky Heroes race into the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, more than 450 pianists perform during American Grands 25 in Elgin and Canadian rockers Loverboy headline Waukegan's...
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'Once On This Island' is a Caribbean cornucopia of theatricalityJan 23, 2020 8:00 am - “Once On This Island” - ★ ★ ★ ½ You can get a sense of the intimate theatrical magic that must have sprung from director Michael Arden's 2017 Broadway revival of the 199...
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12 pianos, 470 pianists, 25 years: American Grands returns to ECCJan 23, 2020 5:00 am - Grand pianos seem to stick to solo performances, rarely sharing the spotlight. That is, except when American Grands takes the stage each year at Elgin Community College....
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Extra! Extra! 'Newsies' opens Friday in ElmhurstJan 23, 2020 5:00 am - Eleven-year-old Daniel Casey put tap shoes on for the first time when he was cast as Tommy Boy, a Manhattan news boy, in Elmhurst Children's Theatre production of "Newsi...
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Spotlight: Laugh it up at First Folio's 'Jeeves Saves the Day' & Metropolis' 'Noises Off'Jan 21, 2020 5:00 am - Self-defense After one of their sorority sisters is sexually assaulted, college students gather for a do-it-yourself, self-defense workshop in "How to Defend Yourself," ...
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5 events for $5 (or less): Celebrate Chinese New Year in Vernon Hills, Rosemont & ChicagoJan 21, 2020 5:00 am - Lunar New Year celebrations Two suburban shopping centers host Chinese New Year celebrations this weekend. There will be a lion dance, extreme yo-yo performances and mor...
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Plan ahead: Hiplet Ballerinas in Glen Ellyn; Hot Wheels Monster Trucks in Hoffman EstatesJan 20, 2020 5:00 am - Hip-hop & ballet The Hiplet Ballerinas are social media sensations for their blending of pointe dancing with hip-hop. See them dance on Saturday, Feb. 8, at College of D...